Community, Domestic Violence, Education, Training/Workshops, Women
Men Institute Workshop (Photo by Nancy Wong)
AAP staff report
MINNEAPOLIS (August 19, 2010) – Asian and Pacific Islander men of Minnesota took a proactive approach toward domestic violence and anger management with a two-day event August 19-20 at Oren Gateway Center of Augsburg College. More than 70 people participated in an intensive training to examine the intersection of sexism and racism and to explore how power and privilege contributes to violence against women and children.
Announcements, Community, Domestic Violence, Health, Women
Asian Women United of Minnesota in collaboration with various Asian Pacific Islander organizations and community leaders will host the first “API Men Institute.” The two day event is free and open to the public on August 19-20, 2010 at Augsburg College, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on both days on campus at 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454-1350.
Music, Rock, Vietnamese, Women
Thao Nguyen, lead singer of Thao With The Get Down Stay Down. (Photos by Trang Do)
By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer
MINNEAPOLIS (July 1, 2010) – This wasn’t the first visit to the Twin Cities for Thao Nguyen, and her popularity filled the Cedar Cultural Center early this month for a performance that may mark a transition in her career.
Domestic Violence, Mongolia, Performance Art, Women
St. Paul, Minn. (July 2, 2010) – It has been almost 20 years since Circus Juventas coach Chimgee Haltarhuu left her native Mongolia for the United States, but the images are as sharp as if it were yesterday. Many of them are violent, reflecting life for girls and women in a male-dominated society.
Appointments, Hockey, National, Women
AMSCHENECTADY, NY (June 7, 2010) – Julie Chu, a 2007 graduate of Harvard and a member of the Team USA hockey team, has been an named assistant coach of the Union College women’s ice hockey team, head coach Claudia Asano announced on June 7.
MINNEAPOLIS – (June 17, 2010) – A study on the status of women and girls in Minnesota has found that women are “shortchanged in economics, safety, health and leadership.” The study was released last week from research conducted by the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, in partnership with the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute’s Center on Women & Public Policy.
Appointments, Community, Domestic Violence, Social Issues, Social Justice, Women
By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer
MINNEAPOLIS (June 7, 2010) – Claudia Stahl is the new Executive Director of Asian Women United of Minnesota, an organization that has rebounded from administrative troubles for the past decade – and was saved in large part for its unique need as the only shelter of its type to serve Asian and Pacific Islander victims and families from domestic violence.
Arts, Asian American Studies, Awards/Recognition, Chinese, Education, National, Performance Art, Social Justice, Spoken Word, Women
Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai performing one of her new poems, “Kindness Over Genius”, after receiving the 2010 Outstanding Asian American Alumni Award from her alma mater – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on May 3, 2010. (Contributed photo)
Urbana, IL (May 4, 2010) – Nationally renowned spoken word artist and advocate Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai was presented with the 2010 Outstanding Asian American Alumni Award from her alma mater – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on May 3, 2010. Tsai, a 2000 honors graduate in Urban Planning and Comparative Literature, received the award and also performed the spoken word poetry that has made her famous, including “Weapons Of Mass Creation” and “Kindness Over Genius.”
Announcements, Awards/Recognition, Government, Hong Kong, Women
Kaimay Yuen Terry may be known as the behind-the-scenes champion for Chinese Dance Theater at Chinese American Association of Minnesota. However, from health and social issues, to arts and civil rights, she has been the backbone of many thankless efforts for decades.
Announcements, Awards/Recognition, Chinese, Community, Government, Hawaiian-Pacific Islander, Women
Dixie Latu Riley was nominated posthumously as a longtime community leader who passed away in September 2009 from cancer at just age 58. She is remembered as a tireless and vigilant advocate on the core issues facing the Asian Pacific Islander community.
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